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focused on the public sphere, looked on religion as religion. they were more focused on the type two-story. the problem with that approach, he mused, was at the fortunes of the god beat, depends on the ups and downs of the relationship between religion and politics. like me, he was consumed for a while with explaining islam, ,eporting on gay bishops evangelicals in politics, the cabot abuse crisis. point, editor's interest waned. he believes that it was because another dreaded 9/11 type event did not happen. it was also because islam turned out to be complicated. editors went off of it because the categories of western discourse did not fit neatly, and because the resources needed to try to understand them, were not there. he he and i both had editors request more coverage on islam, surely a subject of greater importance now, given the rapid and confusing developments in islam in the middle east. in his case, budgets are no longer there. in my case, i was no longer there. 2006 the religion beat in to work as a washington correspondent. i left it
focused on the public sphere, looked on religion as religion. they were more focused on the type two-story. the problem with that approach, he mused, was at the fortunes of the god beat, depends on the ups and downs of the relationship between religion and politics. like me, he was consumed for a while with explaining islam, ,eporting on gay bishops evangelicals in politics, the cabot abuse crisis. point, editor's interest waned. he believes that it was because another dreaded 9/11 type event...
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-- when it comes to religion? caller: animals have no religion. it is an idea, just like we have the construct for democracy or we have a construct for building an airplane. religion is the same thing. it came out of the human brain. host: understood. guest: cultural and apologists would make that -- cultural anthropologists would make that argument. religion did not exist when people groups were small. you didn't want to steal from your cousin or your brothers because you were close with them. one societies became larger and more organized, you did not know everyone in your people group and you had to have some sort of external control to keep you from stealing and murdering and doing those awful things. essentially god was created in those societies to create a sense of external control and internal punishment for you doing things like stealing. it was a way to encourage prosocial behavior, altruistic behavior. it was an essential part. what they would also argue is that as government got larger and more likely to enforce roles -- rules and more
-- when it comes to religion? caller: animals have no religion. it is an idea, just like we have the construct for democracy or we have a construct for building an airplane. religion is the same thing. it came out of the human brain. host: understood. guest: cultural and apologists would make that -- cultural anthropologists would make that argument. religion did not exist when people groups were small. you didn't want to steal from your cousin or your brothers because you were close with them....
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about your you feel religion versus our religion, if you come to our religion, you should get used to our religion, do not forget that we welcome you into our place, you do not welcome us into yours and when they come here, the lack of respect for our religion. host: you say the united states religion, you are saying it is christian? caller: the main religion in our country is christian. all the people that come from a different religion into this country, as long as they get comfortable, they change -- try to change it into their way, when i went to high school, [indiscernible] host: you are breaking up. headline from the detroit free press, how this is impacting that area, there headline the order to limit refugees is a big impact for southeast michigan, the executive order friday suspended all refugee resettlement by travel from people from several majority muslim countries into the u.s. and said it was a necessary move to protect the nation from radical islamic terrorists and write the order will have an immediate impact in southeastern michigan which is home to the one of the lar
about your you feel religion versus our religion, if you come to our religion, you should get used to our religion, do not forget that we welcome you into our place, you do not welcome us into yours and when they come here, the lack of respect for our religion. host: you say the united states religion, you are saying it is christian? caller: the main religion in our country is christian. all the people that come from a different religion into this country, as long as they get comfortable, they...
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that was motivated by a sense that although we think of religion as an area, religion and government shall not be, changes to the religious fabric in our country have -- they alter the things they want from their government, and sometimes, government action, may nonetheless have significant religious implications. so, i wanted to delve into that and explore it. from that research project, ultimately came this article which is a popularization. host: what are the arguments you make -- one of the arguments you make in the article is that the understanding of religion in the history of the u.s. is often incorrect by both conservatives and progressives and i want a briefly read the things you say here. for conservatives, america was fundamentally religious and specifically christian from its founding until at least the 1960's with secularism taking hold over time, pushing the country away from its roots. for progressives, american history as progressive, the shackles of superstition and the unenlightened mind are being removed and american history is a story of growing religious diversit
that was motivated by a sense that although we think of religion as an area, religion and government shall not be, changes to the religious fabric in our country have -- they alter the things they want from their government, and sometimes, government action, may nonetheless have significant religious implications. so, i wanted to delve into that and explore it. from that research project, ultimately came this article which is a popularization. host: what are the arguments you make -- one of the...
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we practice religion. the danger with churches of people getting involved in politics is not so much about a government thing. in my view it's a danger of fracturing the congregation. me reread the johnson amendment and get your specific senator lyndont johnson put into law more than 55 years ago. it bars tax-exempt charitable from endorsing candidates, getting involved in political campaigns. specifically on that question should then be lifted? caller: i don't mind charitable about various issues and getting involved in politics. i think it should be out of churches because it fractures them in your ship -- it fractures the membership. speaking of tax-exempt status, here's the fear among a lot of different faiths across the country right now. we are concerned that some point if we don't adopt the government's view of how the if thehould the, we determineys same-sex marriage is legal and you've got to do that in your church, i don't believe in that. it may driveoccur churches underground and we have to sta
we practice religion. the danger with churches of people getting involved in politics is not so much about a government thing. in my view it's a danger of fracturing the congregation. me reread the johnson amendment and get your specific senator lyndont johnson put into law more than 55 years ago. it bars tax-exempt charitable from endorsing candidates, getting involved in political campaigns. specifically on that question should then be lifted? caller: i don't mind charitable about various...
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whatever religion we belong to. or if we belong to no religion at all. like all human beings and all human rights, they are our birthright by the mere fact of us being who we are, thinking, acting human beings. they're not granted to us by any government. rather it is the responsibility of government to protect them. this, of course, is not the view held by regimes that block religious freedom. they choose to see things differently. in particular, there are two arguments they make to justify their actions. both are worth examining. the first is that only some people should be allowed to practice their faith, those who belong to the right faith. they define religion in such a way that if you do not believe what they want you to believe, then what you are doing is not religion. there is only one definition of religion. they and only they and the religious leaders with whom they work are in possession of the ultimate religious truth. others, depending on tradition, are wrong, heretical, infidels. they do not deserve the protection of the law. they may not e
whatever religion we belong to. or if we belong to no religion at all. like all human beings and all human rights, they are our birthright by the mere fact of us being who we are, thinking, acting human beings. they're not granted to us by any government. rather it is the responsibility of government to protect them. this, of course, is not the view held by regimes that block religious freedom. they choose to see things differently. in particular, there are two arguments they make to justify...
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everyone has that kind of position in some religions. other religions, no. people think without education are the one to be the ministers. then that circumstance and desire for us not to metal too much, whatddle too advice can you give us? what should we write? we start by saying leadership or authority, but what else can we write? what should we write to guide the lower court so we do not meddle too much? mr. fisher: let me answer that, first in terms of theory, and second in terms of courts. in terms of theory, i think you're right to be concerned about entanglement. that is why we say the first thing you should write is the same thing you wrote of the beginning of hosanna-tabor, which is that status can be gleaned from objective factors, that is where courts ought to look. the designations that religions themselves make. when that is not a conclusive answer, we can look at functions but we have to be very careful when we do and that ought not drive the analysis. i do not even think in the entire first half of the argument i ever heard a meaningful definit
everyone has that kind of position in some religions. other religions, no. people think without education are the one to be the ministers. then that circumstance and desire for us not to metal too much, whatddle too advice can you give us? what should we write? we start by saying leadership or authority, but what else can we write? what should we write to guide the lower court so we do not meddle too much? mr. fisher: let me answer that, first in terms of theory, and second in terms of courts....
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religions are ruling the mideast. you have religions against religion and nothing but wars. clearly thattate there is a separation of church and state. when we go over that role and knock it out, we are in trouble. no, i would not judge anyone by his religion. i have seen christians that are stupid. i've seen all kinds of -- it does not matter. you go by the quality of the person's demeanor. we have got to get out of this religious mess. thank you so much. host: beverly in north carolina. you can keep calling and as we show you live pictures of the preparations that are underway on capitol hill for the pope's visit. we will be covering it on c-span. we want viewers to consider this question, do you consider religion when evaluating candidates? as you are dialing in, we will give you a preview of what's happening on capitol hill this week. we are joined by mike lillis on the phone, a congressional reporter from "the hill" newspaper. how much work is scheduled to get done on that front amid all of the festivities and pageantry on capitol hill surrounding the pope's visit? gues
religions are ruling the mideast. you have religions against religion and nothing but wars. clearly thattate there is a separation of church and state. when we go over that role and knock it out, we are in trouble. no, i would not judge anyone by his religion. i have seen christians that are stupid. i've seen all kinds of -- it does not matter. you go by the quality of the person's demeanor. we have got to get out of this religious mess. thank you so much. host: beverly in north carolina. you...
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i studied buddhist religions. indian religions. pagan religions. but, one of the first things that i was taught when i took lots of by the first professor i had, it was a great, great, man was if you got people together from all religions, no matter what their beliefs were, that they could come together in a room and they could agree on the majority of things. my personal belief is that difference in religions is not god's word, or the god that you believe in, or think you believe in that is different from some other religions god. it is that they all come together and can agree on the majority of things as being god's will and the difference between the religions are man's will. host: all right, we appreciate your call this morning, your insight. we are going to go to jacksonville, florida. amy is on the line. caller: good morning. yeah, yeah, i feel that religion is -- because religion is not an evidence-based thing, that it basically has no place in politics. today is christmas and there are small children that believe in santa claus, but i woul
i studied buddhist religions. indian religions. pagan religions. but, one of the first things that i was taught when i took lots of by the first professor i had, it was a great, great, man was if you got people together from all religions, no matter what their beliefs were, that they could come together in a room and they could agree on the majority of things. my personal belief is that difference in religions is not god's word, or the god that you believe in, or think you believe in that is...
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focused on the public sphere, looked on religion as religion. they were more focused on the type two-story. the problem with that approach, he mused, was at the fortunes of the god beat, depends on the ups and downs of the relationship between religion and politics. like me, he was consumed for a while with explaining islam, reporting on gay bishops, evangelicals in politics, the child abuse crisis. at some point, editor's interest waned. he believes that it was because another dreaded 9/11 type event did not happen. it was also because islam turned out to be complicated. editors went off of it because the categories of western discourse did not fit neatly, and because the resources needed to try to understand them, were not there. he and i both had editors request more coverage on islam, surely a subject of greater importance now, given the rapid and confusing developments in islam in the middle east. in his case, budgets are no longer there. in my case, i was no longer there. i let the religion beat in 2006 to work as a washington corresponden
focused on the public sphere, looked on religion as religion. they were more focused on the type two-story. the problem with that approach, he mused, was at the fortunes of the god beat, depends on the ups and downs of the relationship between religion and politics. like me, he was consumed for a while with explaining islam, reporting on gay bishops, evangelicals in politics, the child abuse crisis. at some point, editor's interest waned. he believes that it was because another dreaded 9/11...
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and i can practice my religion. but can i practice it here? religion is one of the most heavily debated topics of all times. in fact, it is seen throughout history as a major cause of war. and today, in governments both state and federal, it's still seen as a hot topic yet to be resolved. as a sophomore attending a public school how does this protect my right to freedom of religion in the classroom? students have a right of -- to engage in religious practices. that is something under our constitution they're allowed to do it and they're allowed to do it in schools under certain circumstances. they can pray before school, they can pray in between classes, they can pray at lunch, they can pray after school. what they can't do is actually pray during the time the teacher is teaching. >> for teachers there is really the limit that they are not supposed to spread their religion while they're at work. it doesn't mean that they don't have a right to their belief, it doesn't mean they don't have a right to their faith. but putting up religious insigna
and i can practice my religion. but can i practice it here? religion is one of the most heavily debated topics of all times. in fact, it is seen throughout history as a major cause of war. and today, in governments both state and federal, it's still seen as a hot topic yet to be resolved. as a sophomore attending a public school how does this protect my right to freedom of religion in the classroom? students have a right of -- to engage in religious practices. that is something under our...
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and then i began to study religion. i took a trip of around the world about six or eight months after i started the column, and called it, "the great faith." we went to 13 countries. and studied every possible religion you can all imagine. totally exhausting. but i was absolutely riveted by what i learned. i realized i did not know anything. that was the first thing i realized which was helpful. now eight years later, i really know that i do not know anything about religion. the more i learn, the more i realize i have not even begun to understand. but -- i decided then that i was no longer an atheist after i studied religion because i thought meacham is right, i understand what people are after. but i also -- i saw things in religion that were really good. i had always, my position as an atheist which was, religion is the cause of all evil. and obviously, that is true on some level. we look at isis today and we see it is the cause of a lot of evil in other religions, too. i also began to separate out institutional relig
and then i began to study religion. i took a trip of around the world about six or eight months after i started the column, and called it, "the great faith." we went to 13 countries. and studied every possible religion you can all imagine. totally exhausting. but i was absolutely riveted by what i learned. i realized i did not know anything. that was the first thing i realized which was helpful. now eight years later, i really know that i do not know anything about religion. the more...
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situations, but not only religion. and what is at the heart of this is we wouldn't dream of condemning all of politics because politics had led to hitler, stalin or indeed what has happened in rwanda, so let us not condemn the whole of religion or say that religion, when you look at it as a whole, is a force for bad, because there are examples of where religion has had that impact. so my -- i think actually rwanda and northern ireland are classic examples, even the middle east peace process, i mean yes, i agree, you can look at all the religious issues there but let's not ignore the political issues either, and frankly at the moment the reason -- and i can tell you this from first hand -- well, but i can tell you from first hand experience, the reason we don't have an agement at the moment between palestinians and israelis is not to do with the religious leaders on either side, it's a lot more to do with the political leadersso it's my branch that has to take the blame for that. [applause] therefor what i would say is
situations, but not only religion. and what is at the heart of this is we wouldn't dream of condemning all of politics because politics had led to hitler, stalin or indeed what has happened in rwanda, so let us not condemn the whole of religion or say that religion, when you look at it as a whole, is a force for bad, because there are examples of where religion has had that impact. so my -- i think actually rwanda and northern ireland are classic examples, even the middle east peace process, i...
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can you name me a religion that has not done that? to insist that we are created and not involved in the face of all the evidence, to say that certain books of legend and myth, man-made and primitive, [inaudible] religion forces nice people to do unkind things. it also makes intelligent people say stupid things. handed a small baby for the first time, why reach for a sharp stone to do the work of the lord? [laughter] as it has been aptly put, the good will do the good they -- the best they can. ifou want to have good people do wicked things, you will need religion. i have one minute and 57 seconds to y why i think this is self evident in our material world. let me ask tony again, because he is here, and because the place where he is seeking peace is the birthplace of monotheism. you may think it is unusually filled with love and peace. everyone in the civilized world roughly agrees that there should be enough room for two states 4 two peoples in the same land. i think we have a rough agreement on that. the u.s. cannot get it. the isra
can you name me a religion that has not done that? to insist that we are created and not involved in the face of all the evidence, to say that certain books of legend and myth, man-made and primitive, [inaudible] religion forces nice people to do unkind things. it also makes intelligent people say stupid things. handed a small baby for the first time, why reach for a sharp stone to do the work of the lord? [laughter] as it has been aptly put, the good will do the good they -- the best they can....
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promoting even religion itself. context is key in these establishment clause cases. so with respect to moses and the 10 commandments appearing in the frieze in the supreme court, it is in the context of being next to hammurabi and the hammurabi code. in the supreme court context, moses and the 10 commandments part of examples of numerous types of lawgivers does not establish religion, but to single out a particular faith and have the government the endorsing that i think is violating the clause. dr. thistlewaite: i'm going to keep faith with our schedule and move on to the questions. it is my job to be timekeeper, so i would like to move on to the masterpiece decision. how will these, as described in the supreme court decision, how will these of sincere religious beliefs, not result in a communitywide stigma? lgbt q people are subjected to indignities when they go on. they are excluded from what is a relatively normal, get a cake to honor my wedding. how can the government support people being in a community wide st
promoting even religion itself. context is key in these establishment clause cases. so with respect to moses and the 10 commandments appearing in the frieze in the supreme court, it is in the context of being next to hammurabi and the hammurabi code. in the supreme court context, moses and the 10 commandments part of examples of numerous types of lawgivers does not establish religion, but to single out a particular faith and have the government the endorsing that i think is violating the...
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focused on religion in the public, especially the political sphere, not on religion as religion as lived and practiced within communities. in other words, more for cussed on my type two story. the problem with that approach, he mused, was at the fortunes of the god beat, depends on the ups and downs of the relationship between religion and politics. like me, he was consumed for a while with explaining islam, eporting on gay bishops, the hot button issues of the cultural years, evangelicals in politics, the child abuse crisis. at some point, editor's interest waned. he believed in the case of islam it was because another dreaded 9/11-type event didn't happen and also because islam turned out to be complicated. so editors went off of it because the categories of western discourse didn't fit neatly, left moderate conservatives, etc., and because of the resources that were needed to try to understand them were not there. he and i both had editors request more coverage on the shiia-sunni split on islam, surely a subject of greater importance now, given the rapid and confusing developments in
focused on religion in the public, especially the political sphere, not on religion as religion as lived and practiced within communities. in other words, more for cussed on my type two story. the problem with that approach, he mused, was at the fortunes of the god beat, depends on the ups and downs of the relationship between religion and politics. like me, he was consumed for a while with explaining islam, eporting on gay bishops, the hot button issues of the cultural years, evangelicals in...
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i believe in all religions and respect all religions. >> the title of this event is religion polarization and the public space. ron reagan, you and your dad maybe in many ways could not be more different. you ended up addressing the them a credit national convention in 2004. you talk about living with those differences. to reagan: i don't want spend a lot of time talking about my dad, who has been gone many years now, but i think i can speak to the broader question. one of the frustrating things about having a conversation with my dad was, you get to a point where you thought you convinced him with facts and evidence and then you hit the wall and you isld hear, well, all i know -- [laughter] revert to his original position. that was the problem, all you know is, but i am trying to tell you more. i am trying to fill in some of those blanks. we talk about polarization and there is all sorts of polarization. there is racial, ideological. right now one of the most polarizing realities that we face is between people who respect facts and evidence and reason and those who don't. informationalos
i believe in all religions and respect all religions. >> the title of this event is religion polarization and the public space. ron reagan, you and your dad maybe in many ways could not be more different. you ended up addressing the them a credit national convention in 2004. you talk about living with those differences. to reagan: i don't want spend a lot of time talking about my dad, who has been gone many years now, but i think i can speak to the broader question. one of the frustrating...
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who teaches religion. if they are akin to a minister or priest, that would be a lot narrower. there are a lot of lines the justices could draw. this is an area where a line has to be drawn. consensusaw -- broad that -- ultimately they will have to draw the line. 's position was if someone really is a teacher of religion, then that is something that is close enough to the minister or the priest or the rabbi. so that is i think where she seems to be inclined to not draw the line between those two. but what happens about someone who says something about religion for a minute a day, and not much else. what happens for someone who teaches it for half an hour? -- i amthe distinction not sure that that's ultimately something the court will be prepared to do. because the court's view is religious institution, i think, are entitled to either micromanage their teachers, or not micromanage their teachers. a a lot has to do with what you think is the most effective for a particular grade level. you might teacher my wo
who teaches religion. if they are akin to a minister or priest, that would be a lot narrower. there are a lot of lines the justices could draw. this is an area where a line has to be drawn. consensusaw -- broad that -- ultimately they will have to draw the line. 's position was if someone really is a teacher of religion, then that is something that is close enough to the minister or the priest or the rabbi. so that is i think where she seems to be inclined to not draw the line between those...
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and freedom from religion. i am hearing superhuman efforts for the freedom from religion. we are hearing that the bill of rights gives us extremely wide latitude to exercise our religion. there'm hearing is that that itso much pushback is a constant struggle to that we were space afforded. we were not really afforded that by the bill of rights. the bill of rights is just a backstop, a guarantor of a ride right thattes that -- predates that. as far as i am concerned, religion should be given the most wide berth. the opposing side would have to blend over backwards to prove -- and over backwards to prove that that should be narrowed. guest: it is an interesting theory. but i do not agree with it, i do not think it is historically correct. the bill of rights is there for a nervous. the so-called original cost fusion did not have a bill of rights, and there were people that said i might be willing to ratify this, but i sure would like a bill of rights. and freedom of religion, the freedom to be protected from the i
and freedom from religion. i am hearing superhuman efforts for the freedom from religion. we are hearing that the bill of rights gives us extremely wide latitude to exercise our religion. there'm hearing is that that itso much pushback is a constant struggle to that we were space afforded. we were not really afforded that by the bill of rights. the bill of rights is just a backstop, a guarantor of a ride right thattes that -- predates that. as far as i am concerned, religion should be given the...
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for orthodox jews, religion and tradition govern their religion, religion informs our conduct in the manifestation of religious beliefs from feeding the hungry to assessing medical ethics to a million things in between. in refusing to extend religious liberty beyond the parameters of what the above decision chooses to dean religious conduct, the administration denies people of faith the ability to define their religious activity. not only is this a threat to the root -- peaked liberty of religion by requiring individuals and organizations to violate their religious tenets but also the administration and played -- impedes religious freedom. [applause] this, as it were, is an attempt to well up chupa, to force americans to relegate religious beliefs to the private domain. several months after attending the jewish wedding and mentioned earlier, benjamin rush participated in celebration of another union -- a parade in honor of the american constitution had had just been ratified by the state. he noted the parade featured a spectacle impossible in the europe of his death. "the clergy of t
for orthodox jews, religion and tradition govern their religion, religion informs our conduct in the manifestation of religious beliefs from feeding the hungry to assessing medical ethics to a million things in between. in refusing to extend religious liberty beyond the parameters of what the above decision chooses to dean religious conduct, the administration denies people of faith the ability to define their religious activity. not only is this a threat to the root -- peaked liberty of...
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versus a different religion. and i think that's an example -- do -- justice kavanaugh: but a lot of the free-exercise equal-treatment cases, going back to everson, mcdaniel, say you can't exclude religious people, religious institutions, religious speech because it's religious from a generally applicable program. in fact, it is odious to the constitution to quote the words of trinity lutheran. so why isn't this excluding religious people, telling them that they're not entitled to equal treatment under the constitution, why isn't that a violation of -- a straight violation of the trinity lutheran principle which goes back to everson? and why is it different from other hypothetical? mr. unikowsky: i think the state right? it is not allowed to tell people, we are going to utilize you -- to penalize you for exercising your religion. that's a prohibition. i think that the core insight of a case like trinity lutheran is that there's no difference between the denial of a benefit and a fine. that's a prohibition because
versus a different religion. and i think that's an example -- do -- justice kavanaugh: but a lot of the free-exercise equal-treatment cases, going back to everson, mcdaniel, say you can't exclude religious people, religious institutions, religious speech because it's religious from a generally applicable program. in fact, it is odious to the constitution to quote the words of trinity lutheran. so why isn't this excluding religious people, telling them that they're not entitled to equal...
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not a religion. this is a destructive effort and i don't know how many times i have to say this but what is the cost of this leadership coverage? >> will be a proposition in leadership, where are the allies? where the liberal democracies who believe in human rights and religious freedom? unless there's a global effort we impose serious cost of this leadership and they will continue with impunity. >> thank you, everett appreciate your response. buddhist value of the preservation of the natural environment is an integral part of their belief system. this is true of others including chinese buddhist and religion practitioners. how should we look at governmental destruction including that by climate change on the religious freedom of these faith traditions? >> some people describe it as a technical desert, earlier targets for ccp's environmental destruction. they still use the calls in the case of tibetan destroying forests and serious water pollution in the tibetan area and the chinese government attemp
not a religion. this is a destructive effort and i don't know how many times i have to say this but what is the cost of this leadership coverage? >> will be a proposition in leadership, where are the allies? where the liberal democracies who believe in human rights and religious freedom? unless there's a global effort we impose serious cost of this leadership and they will continue with impunity. >> thank you, everett appreciate your response. buddhist value of the preservation of...
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that is the point of religion. i studied all religion. it's very unfortunate that so few christians really understand the message of christianity. it is to turn people to understand love and be loving people. that fulfills everything. that was jesus's message. thank you very much for all you do. it's a very simple message. host: we appreciate your call. we are going to move on. i want to bring up some of the text messages and social media posts we he received. we want your calls. republicans call us at (202) 748-8000. democrats call us at (202) 748-8001. independents (202) 748-8002. let's hear now from gregory in nashville on the independent line. go ahead. caller: hello. if we really want to celebrate this holiday season, we need to do it as the romans did. we should dance naked. host: ok. on the democratic line is ob calling from wisconsin. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. i believe religion is divisive. there have been so many wars over it. there has been so much problems with it. it is divisive. there is one party that
that is the point of religion. i studied all religion. it's very unfortunate that so few christians really understand the message of christianity. it is to turn people to understand love and be loving people. that fulfills everything. that was jesus's message. thank you very much for all you do. it's a very simple message. host: we appreciate your call. we are going to move on. i want to bring up some of the text messages and social media posts we he received. we want your calls. republicans...
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guest: i don't think that the state is attacking religion. i think that is why there are hundreds and hundreds of exemptions and exceptions for churches and most churches and other religious institutions in this country happened to be christian. i do think americans united is absolutely clear, we are equal opportunity complacence -- complaintents. when a high school in california wanted students to memorize passages from the koran, we were virtually alone in saying, you can't do that. imagine if a public school in alabama said, we want you to memorize prayers from the christian bible and come back and repeat them the next day, everybody would have been distressed. libertarian, we do this, we have complained about making adjustments to bathrooms in order to put in muslim foot baths in public universities, we objected to a teacher who was denigrating a student because he had a belief in the bible. teachers should not have opinions about the correctness of religion. they've got enough work to do teaching geography, teaching well the subjects tha
guest: i don't think that the state is attacking religion. i think that is why there are hundreds and hundreds of exemptions and exceptions for churches and most churches and other religious institutions in this country happened to be christian. i do think americans united is absolutely clear, we are equal opportunity complacence -- complaintents. when a high school in california wanted students to memorize passages from the koran, we were virtually alone in saying, you can't do that. imagine...
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i see religion as being divisive . if you look at religion in northern ireland or between the different groups of muslims, and lord knows the number of different protestant religions, it is obvious religion is divisive and creates bigotry, religious bigotry. i would like to know what you think about that. guest: there is a new movie out that i have not seen yet, "belfast," about the struggles in northern ireland, the divide, and the civil war really that occurred in the 1960's. the director and the producer of the movie got together because they saw the parallels with what we have today. i can see what he was talking about. he produced and starred in it. i see the parallel. it can be very divisive. at the same time, when you look for some kind of moral compass or reasonable argument for people to make, no, vladimir putin, you cannot get away with invading ukraine, if people halfway around the world are moved by the slaughter they see on the news every night. on easter morning, i woke up thinking about the quote in the
i see religion as being divisive . if you look at religion in northern ireland or between the different groups of muslims, and lord knows the number of different protestant religions, it is obvious religion is divisive and creates bigotry, religious bigotry. i would like to know what you think about that. guest: there is a new movie out that i have not seen yet, "belfast," about the struggles in northern ireland, the divide, and the civil war really that occurred in the 1960's. the...
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religion. in fact, the only people who could not be praying publicly were the state employees, the school administrators and school teachers. host: so what happened immediately after the rulings? as you mentioned, there were two, both about 50 years ago. was there a big difference in the effects after each of them? >> well, what happened was that people really, really were upset. it provoked a huge amount of controversy. some people decried that it was imposing an establishment of a secular religion, a religion of atheism. others felt that it was going against the history and traditions of our country. then there were some who supported it because at the time, remember we had recently elected our first non-protestant president so some were keen to have a healthy separation between church and state les he take his orders from the vatican, because he was catholic and i'm talking about president kennedy. the families involved got a lot of hate mail and really some pretty vile things that were thro
religion. in fact, the only people who could not be praying publicly were the state employees, the school administrators and school teachers. host: so what happened immediately after the rulings? as you mentioned, there were two, both about 50 years ago. was there a big difference in the effects after each of them? >> well, what happened was that people really, really were upset. it provoked a huge amount of controversy. some people decried that it was imposing an establishment of a...
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promoting even religion itself. context is key in these establishment clause cases. so with respect to moses and the of beingthe context next to the hammurabi code, different types of lawgivers. in the supreme court context, moses and the commandments part of numerous lawgivers doesn't establish religion. having the government endorsement of that is a violation of the clause. >> we have had 10 minutes of exchange on this. move to the to decision. how will these as described in ?he supreme court decision they are subjected to indignities when they seek goods and services. what is axcluded from relatively normal cake to honor my wedding. supportthe government people be in a community-wide stigma, which is what this results in. masterpiece doesn't answer the question you're talking about. it says the government can't be religiously biased in their tribunal and make disparaging comments about religion against one of the plaintiffs. example,ve you a quick ,ne of our cases out of oregon a wonderful family with five meliss
promoting even religion itself. context is key in these establishment clause cases. so with respect to moses and the of beingthe context next to the hammurabi code, different types of lawgivers. in the supreme court context, moses and the commandments part of numerous lawgivers doesn't establish religion. having the government endorsement of that is a violation of the clause. >> we have had 10 minutes of exchange on this. move to the to decision. how will these as described in ?he supreme...
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-- not religions of christ, different religions, arise at the same time? what's really going on here? the answer is that we are in the middle of a national identity crisis in america, and we are so hungry -- take it from me. i'm 37 years old. i'm a millennial. i was born in 1985. my generation, really every generation of americans today, we are so hungry for a cause. we are hungry for purpose and meaning and identity at a point in our national history when the things that used to fill our hunger for purpose -- faith, patriotism, hard work, family -- these things have disappeared. we are hungry to be part of something bigger than ourselves, yet we cannot even answer the question of what it means to be an american today. this is an opportunity for the gop. this is an opportunity for the conservative movement to rise to the occasion and fill that void with a vision of american national identity that runs so deep that it dilutes this woke poison to irrelevance. [cheers and applause] i am all in on the american first agenda. believe me, i'm an america first con
-- not religions of christ, different religions, arise at the same time? what's really going on here? the answer is that we are in the middle of a national identity crisis in america, and we are so hungry -- take it from me. i'm 37 years old. i'm a millennial. i was born in 1985. my generation, really every generation of americans today, we are so hungry for a cause. we are hungry for purpose and meaning and identity at a point in our national history when the things that used to fill our...
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there is a place for religion. in your home and at church. not in politics or being shoved down everyone else's throat. we have freedom of religion and people have a right to their own belief. what happened in the supreme court is one of the consequences of having religion shot down people's throats in a democracy. host: having a coach kneel after a game or pray silently, is that shoving religion down people's throats? this was the heart of this case. it was the reading of the first amendment. caller: yes. there is a place for religion. there is a place for religious beliefs. you can go to church. you can send your kids to church schools. that's ok. but don't be shoving it down people's throats. everyone has a right to their own belief. what is happening in this country is one of the consequences of having religion shoved down other people's throats. i think it is disgusting that people cannot keep their religious beliefs to themselves. it is one of those personal individual choices and should remain that way. host: the heart of this case sur
there is a place for religion. in your home and at church. not in politics or being shoved down everyone else's throat. we have freedom of religion and people have a right to their own belief. what happened in the supreme court is one of the consequences of having religion shot down people's throats in a democracy. host: having a coach kneel after a game or pray silently, is that shoving religion down people's throats? this was the heart of this case. it was the reading of the first amendment....
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religion is bad. the problem we see him the world in the name of religion are to problem with religion. the problem is human beings. human beings in general do bad things. why -- you can play these stupid games, more people died as a result of the secular ideologies of the 20th century, everybody knows this, then were ever killed by -- i'm not minimizing those in anyway. also, and you've already guessed , i want america to be a religious christian country because at least they form the christianity has taken in america in modern times is a way.benign -- in a good you can speak to the social scientists who can tell you all about the amount of charity given in america by religious people versus secular people, the amount of volunteer time. religion is obviously a force for good in our country and it should be encouraged. in that respect, secular humanism is not a religion. let me close on your question. aere is no such thing as multi generational community of secular humanists. it's a new thing to so we
religion is bad. the problem we see him the world in the name of religion are to problem with religion. the problem is human beings. human beings in general do bad things. why -- you can play these stupid games, more people died as a result of the secular ideologies of the 20th century, everybody knows this, then were ever killed by -- i'm not minimizing those in anyway. also, and you've already guessed , i want america to be a religious christian country because at least they form the...
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-- when it comes to religion? caller: animals have no religion. it is an idea, just like we have the construct for democracy or we have a construct for building an airplane. religion is the same thing. it came out of the human brain. host: understood. guest: cultural and apologists would make that -- cultural anthropologists would make that argument. religion did not exist when people groups were small. you didn't want to steal from your cousin or your brothers because you were close with them. one societies became larger and more organized, you did not know everyone in your people group and you had to have some sort of external control to keep you from stealing and murdering and doing those awful things. essentially god was created in those societies to create a sense of external control and internal punishment for you doing things like stealing. it was a way to encourage prosocial behavior, altruistic behavior. it was an essential part. what they would also argue is that as government got larger and more likely to enforce roles -- rules and more
-- when it comes to religion? caller: animals have no religion. it is an idea, just like we have the construct for democracy or we have a construct for building an airplane. religion is the same thing. it came out of the human brain. host: understood. guest: cultural and apologists would make that -- cultural anthropologists would make that argument. religion did not exist when people groups were small. you didn't want to steal from your cousin or your brothers because you were close with them....
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. >> religion has always played a significant role in my life. that's why the constitution is important to me. freedom of religion of america should never be taken for granted. there is a reason why it's especially important to me and that's because i am jewish. >> happy hanukkah. >> josh, can you say happy hanukkah? come on. josh? >> happy on a cut. >> from a young age, i was told stories of the heart -- of the holocaust and it gave me a different perspective on being jewish and having the freedom of religion. in my junior year, i had the opportunity to visit poland and israel. i went there and saw the concentration and labor camps and became witness to what went on there. seeing these things only reinforced my strong opinion that the freedom of religion is a hugely important amendment to our constitution and the rights of all people need to be protected. freedom of religion in america was granted to us by the first amendment of the constitution which was ratified in 1791. the amendment states that togress shall make no law prohibit the exercise
. >> religion has always played a significant role in my life. that's why the constitution is important to me. freedom of religion of america should never be taken for granted. there is a reason why it's especially important to me and that's because i am jewish. >> happy hanukkah. >> josh, can you say happy hanukkah? come on. josh? >> happy on a cut. >> from a young age, i was told stories of the heart -- of the holocaust and it gave me a different perspective on...
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religione need more back. host: the pew research center with some of their research about views on religion. roughly 4 in 10 americans say they are very worried about the nation's morals while another 34% are fairly worried about it. for republicans, the country's moral health is a major concern. when they think about our country's future, they are worried about the moral values. worried.are equally women are more concerned about the country's morals than men while older americans are more worried than those younger than 50. 49% of older americans worried versus 37% of those under 50. margaret in texas, thanks religion plays too much of a role. why is that? caller: good morning. i taught the constitution for it, oners and teaching has to look into the background, the writings of the founding fathers and so on and we have to realize the constitution is not a god-given document, it is a .an-made document even before the constitution was written, hamilton was warning about having religion in the constitution and
religione need more back. host: the pew research center with some of their research about views on religion. roughly 4 in 10 americans say they are very worried about the nation's morals while another 34% are fairly worried about it. for republicans, the country's moral health is a major concern. when they think about our country's future, they are worried about the moral values. worried.are equally women are more concerned about the country's morals than men while older americans are more...
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the exclusion discriminates based on religion like all discrimination based on religion it should be subjected to scrutiny and held unconstitutional unless maine can show it's necessary to achieve a compelling government interest. maine cannot make such a showing and never held that it could. instead it held that there are two kinds of religious discrimination. the bad kind and the good kind. the circuit recognized maine cannot discriminate against schools because they are religious but it held that the state is free to discriminate against schools because they do religious things such as teach were beast receive instruction in the exercise clause there is no basis for it in the free exercise precedent and common sense. religious schools after all teach religion. with soccer or a book club that reads books, yes it is part of what they do. it is also part of what they are. of course religious school teach secular subjects you can call it discrimination based on status and what it will and it is discrimination based on religion and either way it is unconstitutional. i welcome the court
the exclusion discriminates based on religion like all discrimination based on religion it should be subjected to scrutiny and held unconstitutional unless maine can show it's necessary to achieve a compelling government interest. maine cannot make such a showing and never held that it could. instead it held that there are two kinds of religious discrimination. the bad kind and the good kind. the circuit recognized maine cannot discriminate against schools because they are religious but it held...
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of non-religion, so the government cannot be in the business of voting religion itself. respectis key, so with to moses and the 10 commandments it is in in the court, the context of being next to hammurabi and the hammurabi code. context,preme court moses and the 10 commandments part of numerous types of lawgivers does not establish aligion, but to single out single faith and having the government endorsed that is violating the clause. dr. brooks thistlethwaite: i will keep faith with the schedule and move on. timekeeper, to be so i would like to move on to the masterpiece decision. how are these described in the supreme court decision? not resultese leaves in a communitywide stigma? subjected --are they are excluded from what is a -- getting armal cake to honor their wedding. how can the government support community wide a stigma? it will result in that. pres. shackelford: masterpiece says that the government cannot be religiously biased in their tribunal and things like make disparaging comments about religion against one of the plaintiffs, the person they are supposed
of non-religion, so the government cannot be in the business of voting religion itself. respectis key, so with to moses and the 10 commandments it is in in the court, the context of being next to hammurabi and the hammurabi code. context,preme court moses and the 10 commandments part of numerous types of lawgivers does not establish aligion, but to single out single faith and having the government endorsed that is violating the clause. dr. brooks thistlethwaite: i will keep faith with the...
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david karesh had a religion. some religions believe in white super missy. so if you are going to start financing religious schools, who is going to be the one to determine that some religions are a little bit too far out and other religions are not too far out? so think about that a little bit before you start your hypocritical idea that it is ok to allow a coach to pray in the middle of the 50 yard line. >>'s coach kennedy wanted to bring a prayer mat to the 50 yard line, i am fine with that. it is his religion. it is what he believes. it might not be what i believe or others in his community believe, but that is ok. if other students honored to join him, that is ok, too. i think it is wonderful that many schools in other parts of our community are accommodating people from different faiths by having prayer rooms available during the day so that people of varying non-christian faiths can have the space they need. that is just part of the fabric of america that we have a wide variety of religions and we should embrace all of that, and the government should
david karesh had a religion. some religions believe in white super missy. so if you are going to start financing religious schools, who is going to be the one to determine that some religions are a little bit too far out and other religions are not too far out? so think about that a little bit before you start your hypocritical idea that it is ok to allow a coach to pray in the middle of the 50 yard line. >>'s coach kennedy wanted to bring a prayer mat to the 50 yard line, i am fine with...
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whatever religion we belong to. or if we belong to no religion at all. like all human beings and all human rights, they are our birthright by the mere fact of us being who we are, thinking, acting human beings. they're not granted to us by any government. rather it is the responsibility of government to protect them. this, of course, is not the view held by regimes that block religious freedom. they choose to see things differently. in particular, there are two arguments they make to justify their actions. both are worth examining. the first is that only some people should be allowed to practice their faith, those who belong to the right faith. they define religion in such a way that if you do not believe what they want you to believe, then what you are doing is not religion. there is only one definition of religion. they and only they and the religious leaders with whom they work are in possession of the ultimate religious truth. others, depending on tradition, are wrong, heretical, infidels. they do not deserve the protection of the law. they may not e
whatever religion we belong to. or if we belong to no religion at all. like all human beings and all human rights, they are our birthright by the mere fact of us being who we are, thinking, acting human beings. they're not granted to us by any government. rather it is the responsibility of government to protect them. this, of course, is not the view held by regimes that block religious freedom. they choose to see things differently. in particular, there are two arguments they make to justify...
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do you feel to practice your religion or choose not to practice a religion? norman, amhurst, massachusetts, good morning. >> thank you for taking my call. i certainly do not feel free to practice my religion in the united states. i belong to the church of tree of life and we use many herbs for sacraments. we of them is called the cactus called saint pedro cactus which is completely legal in the united states but the year before last under president obama the d.e.a. arrested a merchant for selling san pedro cactus, a religious sacrament. but on the basis that it has a chemical in it which, if taken by itself, can be illegal. the supreme court has ruled against such practices but the d.e.a. continues to do it. our religion is suppressed in the united states. and the quote from president obama contradicts the quote you read from the constitution, because he does, it seems, seek to establish religion by saying god bless the united states of america at the end and also going into the theological discussion at the end. host: here's a comment on twitter. jeff writes
do you feel to practice your religion or choose not to practice a religion? norman, amhurst, massachusetts, good morning. >> thank you for taking my call. i certainly do not feel free to practice my religion in the united states. i belong to the church of tree of life and we use many herbs for sacraments. we of them is called the cactus called saint pedro cactus which is completely legal in the united states but the year before last under president obama the d.e.a. arrested a merchant for...
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or violent religion the same as christianity or judaism or any other religion. i am working on it that and i will be doing a piece on sam harris, who has a book out now called "waking up spirituality without religion." i will do an interview with karen armstrong about her new book. >> one more time, people want to read your column and they go where? >> they google on faith. >> and your whole life is on the google. >> i have never googled myself. [laughter] >> try it. sally quinn, we are out of time. thank you very much. >> for free transcripts or to give us your comments, visit us at q-and-a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> next, your calls and comments "washington journal." >> tonight, on "the communicators" big data and security. a tool.ata is it can be used well or poorly. there can be great new insights in certain areas, some that are top of mind our health care and other kinds of research in reaching underserved popul
or violent religion the same as christianity or judaism or any other religion. i am working on it that and i will be doing a piece on sam harris, who has a book out now called "waking up spirituality without religion." i will do an interview with karen armstrong about her new book. >> one more time, people want to read your column and they go where? >> they google on faith. >> and your whole life is on the google. >> i have never googled myself. [laughter]...